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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.1567,Lat: 60.2672
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	14:03:28pm
At island	Mainland-shetland
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	Shetland North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skellister	0.7 km	North
2 Brough	0.8 km	East
3 Freester	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Eswick	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Gletness	2.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	358 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	531 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	663 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Benston lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 7.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Scalla Field with a height of 281 meter (at a distance of 8.5 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 499.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 699 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 32%, low location: 68%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Shetland Islands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 353 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

10.4 km2

24.8%

Wet nature

21.5 km2

51.4%

Agriculture

8.6 km2

20.6%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Benston in country Scotland

Benston at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	183 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	359 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	478 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Benston
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shetland Islands

Type of weather in Shetland Islands	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam